diff --git a/packaging/ironbank/Dockerfile b/packaging/ironbank/Dockerfile
index 48357d05d22..85a52100ec0 100644
--- a/packaging/ironbank/Dockerfile
+++ b/packaging/ironbank/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 ARG BASE_REGISTRY=registry1.dsop.io
 ARG BASE_IMAGE=redhat/ubi/ubi9
-ARG BASE_TAG=9.6
+ARG BASE_TAG=9.7
 
 FROM ${BASE_REGISTRY}/${BASE_IMAGE}:${BASE_TAG} AS prep_files
 
diff --git a/packaging/ironbank/hardening_manifest.yaml b/packaging/ironbank/hardening_manifest.yaml
index 262a296a43e..960a905294a 100644
--- a/packaging/ironbank/hardening_manifest.yaml
+++ b/packaging/ironbank/hardening_manifest.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ tags:
 # Build args passed to Dockerfile ARGs
 args:
   BASE_IMAGE: "redhat/ubi/ubi9"
-  BASE_TAG: "9.6"
+  BASE_TAG: "9.7"
   ELASTIC_STACK: "{{ beat_version }}"
   ELASTIC_PRODUCT: "apm-server"